{"id":335104,"date":"2023-01-28T16:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T21:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/?p=335104"},"modified":"2023-01-28T02:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T07:02:25","slug":"secret-document-germanys-bundeswehr-is-preparing-to-wage-war-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/2023\/01\/secret-document-germanys-bundeswehr-is-preparing-to-wage-war-on-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Document: Germany\u2019s Bundeswehr is Preparing to Wage War on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/russische-invasion-wird-immer-wahrscheinlicher-general-warnt-vor-moglichem-russland-angriff-auf-deutschland\/5806271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Research<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"width: 35%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ukraine-nato-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>While there are divisions within NATO, Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister<strong>\u00a0Annalena Baerbock<\/strong>\u00a0 confirmed in the\u00a0Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) (January 25, 2023), that\u00a0<strong>Germany and its allies [NATO] are at war with Russia:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaerbock\u2019s comments come on the heels of nearly a year of direct Russophobic narrative, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/37136\">openly declared plans for war with Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-November 2022,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/deutschland\/bundeswehr-vertrauliches-strategiepapier-sieht-staerkung-der-kampfkraft-vor-a-daa2482e-c68f-4781-bb0a-50a6ad4b3408\">Der Spiegel published a leaked German Defense Ministry document<\/a>\u00a0[68 pages],\u00a0<strong>revealing that the Bundeswehr is preparing for war with Russia\u00a0<\/strong>[See below]<\/p>\n<p>The secret document titled\u00a0<strong>\u201cOperational guidelines for the Armed Forces\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was drafted by Germany\u2019s Chief of Staff,\u00a0<strong>General Eberhard Zorn.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more Read More--> TRUTH LIVES on at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sgtreport.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/sgtreport.tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe stressed the need for a \u201cmega-reform\u201d of the German military and clearly identified Russia as an \u201cimmediate threat\u201d.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/did-germany-just-officially-declare-war-russia\/5806071\">Infobrics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5806152 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-26-at-3.28.25-PM.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-26-at-3.28.25-PM.png 1608w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-26-at-3.28.25-PM-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-26-at-3.28.25-PM-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-26-at-3.28.25-PM-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-26-at-3.28.25-PM-400x189.png 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">Screenshot from Der Spiegel, November 14, 2022<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">Translation of above (From German by Global Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>Feared confrontation with Russia. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>Preparation for \u201cforced war\u201d \u2013 The Bundeswehr must become significantly more powerful\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">In a confidential strategy paper,\u00a0<strong>General Chief of Staff Zorn<\/strong>\u00a0swears that the Bundeswehr will face tough years ahead. A conflict with Russia is becoming more likely. The troops must concentrate fully on defence\u00a0[<em>Abwehr<\/em>] against an attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">What this bold statement suggests is that Germany and its allies should \u201cdefend themselves\u201d (plural) against a Russian attack.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">See also the contradictory statement of \u00a0Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><strong>\u201cThe most important is that we do it together, we are fighting against Russia\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Germany&#8217;s FM, Annalena Baerbock: &#8220;We are fighting a war against Russia,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They are openly saying it. They are literally saying US\/NATO are at war with Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80cERnKHHK\">pic.twitter.com\/80cERnKHHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hassan Mafi \u200f (@thatdayin1992) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thatdayin1992\/status\/1618228582647754752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><strong>Say No to Article V of The Washington Treaty<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">We are at a dangerous crossroads.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">These confused \u201cdo it together\u201d statements tacitly pertain to\u00a0<strong>Article Five of the Washington Treaty<\/strong>\u00a0and NATO\u2019s Doctrine of Collective Defence, namely the undocumented \u201cclaim of an attack\u201d against one member of the Atlantic Alliance (aka Germany) could be presented as an Attack against ALL members of the Atlantic Alliance, leading the humanity into a \u201cWorld War III Scenario\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">Is Article V of the Washington Treaty (with regard to Russia) a talking point in the corridors of the U.S, State Department and the White House?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">At the moment. The Answer is No.\u00a0According to US Secretary of State\u00a0<strong>Anthony\u00a0Blinken:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><strong>\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s determination is to avoid direct military conflict with Russia. \u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">\u201cBiden has always been emphatic that one of his requirements in Ukraine is that there be no World War III,\u201d Blinken said. (WP)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/ukraine-had-lost-the-war-before-it-even-started\/5805731\">Inasmuch as Ukraine has lost this war before it started (No Navy and No Air Force)<\/a>, direct or indirect US-NATO confrontations against Russia are \u00a0difficult to avoid \u00a0unless there are meaningful peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">Germany\u2019s Defense Ministry document drafted by General Zorn opens up a Pandora\u2019s box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">His statements are in many regards<strong>\u00a0outlandish,\u00a0<\/strong>bordering on the absurd without evidence, but at the same time instrumental in triggering political confusion and divisions. It is unclear as to whether Washington was behind this initiative.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">While the War between Russia and the Prussian Empire broke out in 1914 (World War I), and Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 (<strong>Operation Barbarossa),\u00a0<\/strong>leading to 26 million deaths, \u00a0<strong>General Eberhard Zorn\u00a0<\/strong>now claims that Russia is threatening to:<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/russische-invasion-wird-immer-wahrscheinlicher-general-warnt-vor-moglichem-russland-angriff-auf-deutschland\/5806271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read More @ GlobalResearch.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research: Introduction While there are divisions within NATO, Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister\u00a0Annalena Baerbock\u00a0 confirmed in the\u00a0Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) (January 25, 2023), that\u00a0Germany and its allies [NATO] are at war with Russia:\u00a0 \u201cBaerbock\u2019s comments come on the heels of nearly a year of direct Russophobic narrative, including\u00a0openly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[147335],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}